Improvement in barrel-carts



G. ADAIR & P. E. PALMER.

Barrel-Cart -No. 211,503. Patenfed, July 15, 1879.

UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE ADAIR AND FRANCIS E.'PALMER, OF ROCK FALLS, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEM ENT IN BARREL-CARTS.

Specification forming part of Letters PatentNo. 217,503, dated July 15, 1879; application filed January 28, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE ADAIR and FRANCIS E. PALMER, of the village of Rock Falls, in the county of Whiteside and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrel-Carts; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to an improvement in barrel-carts and consists chiefly in construct ing the cart so that with it the barrel can be picked up for transportation, and unloaded without being moved from the perpendicular, and thus disturbing its contents, and also without touching the barrel with the hands. In the matter of moving swill'barrels this latter is palpably a great advantage.

Figure 1 is a top or plan view of a machine embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a side view in the position of picking up the barrel.

Fig. 3 shows enlarged detached views of the barrel A, lug b, and bolt 0, the plates d, having the vertical lever e, and spindle f.

A is an ordinary barrel, to the opposite sides of which are attached the lugs b b. The lug 1) consists of a hollow stem having a broad base, and placed at right angles with the barrel, on the outside thereof, and is attached to the barrel by a screw-bolt, c, which, having a head and washer inside the barrel and pass in g lengthwise through the lug, is fastened ivith a thread and nut at the outer end of the B is a cart, consisting of the frame D, mounted on two wheels, E E. The side plates, (3 C, have each attached thereto a plate, d, which has theshort vertical lever c, with book 9 and recess 73, as shown, and on the outside of which plate 01 are also formed the spindles f, upon which the carrying-wheels Erevolve.

By constructing the frame D with but three sides it can bemade to half encircle the barrel, and thus bring the plates 61 d respectively to the lugs 11 b. By raising the handles j 9' the upper end of the levers e e are lowered and the lugs may be easily guided into the recesses Then by again lowering the handles jj the levers c e are raised and the barrel A lifted thereby from the ground, ready for transportaimportance than would appear at first view;

but our experience has taught us that it is impracticable to sustain the necessary weight on athree-sided frame with the usual horizontal braces. 7

Many advantages may be claimed for our invention. The lugs 12 may be cheaply cast, and thus many barrels may be furnished therewith to be used in connection with the one cart. Again, the barrel can be more readily filled when detached from the cart. The barrel, being pivoted, can be readily emptied while on the cart, or the contents dipped out after the barrel is unloaded. I

What we claim as ourinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a barrel-cart, the barrel A, when pro- .vided with the lugs 11 b and bolts 0 c, substantially as described, and for the purpose speci 2. The side plates, 0 (J, of the cart B, provided with the plates at d, having the short hooked levers c c and spindles ff, integral therewith, the post L, and braces K K K K, all constructed and operating in the manner described, and for the purpose mentioned.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE ADAIR. FRANCIS E. PALMER. Witnesses: I J. J. CUSHING,

ELIAS D. LEFEVRE. 

